SWE201c p7 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Due to an unpredictable market event, the Product Owner (PO) asked the team to
complete the next release in 6 weeks. Assuming the backlog in Table 2 is up to date
and prioritized from highest to lowest, the Product Owner wants you to estimate what
can be done in next 6 weeks. Describe 1) what can be done, 2) what might be done,
and 3) what will not be done.
The velocity range to be used for the release planning is 15-22.
The team works in 2 week iteration.
Table 2: Prioritized Product Backlog
"Story Title" - "Estimate (in ideal days)"
Story 1 - 5
Story 2- 5
Story 3 - 8
Story 4 - 3
Story 5 - 5
Story 6 - 5
Story 7 - 3
Story 8 - 5
Story 9 - 8
Story 10 - 8
Story 11 - 3
Story 12 - 3
Story 13 - 3
Story 14 - 5
Story 15 - 8
Story 16 - 3
Story 17 - 5
Story 18 - 5
Story 19 - 8
Story 20 - 8
A. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 8; Might Be Done: Story 9 to Story 13; Not likely: Rest of
the stories
B. Most likely: Story 1 to Story - ANSWER - A
What is true about planning with an agile mindset? (Select any 2)
A. Use Adaptive Planning.
B. Planning is mostly done by project manager.
C. Plan just enough, just in time.
,D. Plan as little as you can. Planning is considered a non-productive activity. -
ANSWER - A C
What do we mean by Velocity in agile terms?
A. It is calculated at the team level and represents the estimated duration of current
iteration.
B. It is calculated at the team level and represents how much work a team can get done
in an iteration.
C. It represents actual work done in the first iteration of project.
D. It is a velocity of the individual team members, not the team - ANSWER - B
Which of the following are official rituals/meetings/practices in scrum? Select four.
A. Sprint Review Meeting
B. Sprint Retrospective Meeting
C. Mid-Sprint Status Review Meeting
D. Daily Scrum Meeting
E. Sprint Planning Meeting - ANSWER - A B D E
What are the three roles in Scrum?
A. Product Owner
B. Scrum Master
C. Analyst
D. Architect
E. The Team - ANSWER - A B E
Who prioritizes the work in Scrum?
A. Product Owner
B. The Team
C. Team Manager
D. Scrum Master - ANSWER - A
What artifacts are defined as part of Scrum framework? Select two.
A. Product Backlog
B. Sprint Backlog
C. Iteration Burndown / Burnup
D. Product Specification
E. Test Plan - ANSWER - A B
In Scrum, when is the sprint backlog created?
A. At the beginning of the project
, B. During the sprint planning meeting
C. During the backlog refinement meeting
D. Whenever needed - ANSWER - B
In Scrum, how is the Product Backlog arranged?
A. Into categories, P1, P2, P3, etc.
B. Items are randomly arranged.
C. Large items at the top, small items at the bottom.
D. Most important items at the top, least important items at the bottom. - ANSWER - D
In which artifact is the customer requirements stored?
A. In the Product Backlog
B. In a database
C. In a Scrum Product Requirement Specification
D. Nowhere. The Scrum Product Owner knows them - ANSWER - A
What is usually plotted on the x-axis of the Sprint Burndown Chart?
A. Days of the sprint
B. Tasks
C. Hours
D. Team member names - ANSWER - A
What is a Sprint Burndown Chart?
A. A sprint plan which is burned to celebrate successful completion of sprint.
B. A chart showing the trend of work remaining across time in a sprint.
C. A chart showing the trend of work accomplished across time in a sprint.
D. A graph to measure human burnout effect due to fast pace of sprint - ANSWER - B
Your team is planning out the next sprint. You've chosen to fill the sprint by taking
stories in priority order from the product backlog and stopping when you reach the first
story that won't fit in the sprint.
Based on following details, which stories should the team commit to for a sprint?
Table 1: Prioritized story with estimated story points and total estimate in hrs of tasks for
that story.
"Story" - "Story Points" - "Total of Tasks Estimates"
Story 1 - 5 - 16 hrs
Story 2 - 8 - 16 hrs
Story 3 - 5 - 24 hrs
Story 4 - 3 - 16 hrs
Story 5 - 13- 32 hrs
Story 6 - 8 - 26 hrs
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Due to an unpredictable market event, the Product Owner (PO) asked the team to
complete the next release in 6 weeks. Assuming the backlog in Table 2 is up to date
and prioritized from highest to lowest, the Product Owner wants you to estimate what
can be done in next 6 weeks. Describe 1) what can be done, 2) what might be done,
and 3) what will not be done.
The velocity range to be used for the release planning is 15-22.
The team works in 2 week iteration.
Table 2: Prioritized Product Backlog
"Story Title" - "Estimate (in ideal days)"
Story 1 - 5
Story 2- 5
Story 3 - 8
Story 4 - 3
Story 5 - 5
Story 6 - 5
Story 7 - 3
Story 8 - 5
Story 9 - 8
Story 10 - 8
Story 11 - 3
Story 12 - 3
Story 13 - 3
Story 14 - 5
Story 15 - 8
Story 16 - 3
Story 17 - 5
Story 18 - 5
Story 19 - 8
Story 20 - 8
A. Most likely: Story 1 to Story 8; Might Be Done: Story 9 to Story 13; Not likely: Rest of
the stories
B. Most likely: Story 1 to Story - ANSWER - A
What is true about planning with an agile mindset? (Select any 2)
A. Use Adaptive Planning.
B. Planning is mostly done by project manager.
C. Plan just enough, just in time.
,D. Plan as little as you can. Planning is considered a non-productive activity. -
ANSWER - A C
What do we mean by Velocity in agile terms?
A. It is calculated at the team level and represents the estimated duration of current
iteration.
B. It is calculated at the team level and represents how much work a team can get done
in an iteration.
C. It represents actual work done in the first iteration of project.
D. It is a velocity of the individual team members, not the team - ANSWER - B
Which of the following are official rituals/meetings/practices in scrum? Select four.
A. Sprint Review Meeting
B. Sprint Retrospective Meeting
C. Mid-Sprint Status Review Meeting
D. Daily Scrum Meeting
E. Sprint Planning Meeting - ANSWER - A B D E
What are the three roles in Scrum?
A. Product Owner
B. Scrum Master
C. Analyst
D. Architect
E. The Team - ANSWER - A B E
Who prioritizes the work in Scrum?
A. Product Owner
B. The Team
C. Team Manager
D. Scrum Master - ANSWER - A
What artifacts are defined as part of Scrum framework? Select two.
A. Product Backlog
B. Sprint Backlog
C. Iteration Burndown / Burnup
D. Product Specification
E. Test Plan - ANSWER - A B
In Scrum, when is the sprint backlog created?
A. At the beginning of the project
, B. During the sprint planning meeting
C. During the backlog refinement meeting
D. Whenever needed - ANSWER - B
In Scrum, how is the Product Backlog arranged?
A. Into categories, P1, P2, P3, etc.
B. Items are randomly arranged.
C. Large items at the top, small items at the bottom.
D. Most important items at the top, least important items at the bottom. - ANSWER - D
In which artifact is the customer requirements stored?
A. In the Product Backlog
B. In a database
C. In a Scrum Product Requirement Specification
D. Nowhere. The Scrum Product Owner knows them - ANSWER - A
What is usually plotted on the x-axis of the Sprint Burndown Chart?
A. Days of the sprint
B. Tasks
C. Hours
D. Team member names - ANSWER - A
What is a Sprint Burndown Chart?
A. A sprint plan which is burned to celebrate successful completion of sprint.
B. A chart showing the trend of work remaining across time in a sprint.
C. A chart showing the trend of work accomplished across time in a sprint.
D. A graph to measure human burnout effect due to fast pace of sprint - ANSWER - B
Your team is planning out the next sprint. You've chosen to fill the sprint by taking
stories in priority order from the product backlog and stopping when you reach the first
story that won't fit in the sprint.
Based on following details, which stories should the team commit to for a sprint?
Table 1: Prioritized story with estimated story points and total estimate in hrs of tasks for
that story.
"Story" - "Story Points" - "Total of Tasks Estimates"
Story 1 - 5 - 16 hrs
Story 2 - 8 - 16 hrs
Story 3 - 5 - 24 hrs
Story 4 - 3 - 16 hrs
Story 5 - 13- 32 hrs
Story 6 - 8 - 26 hrs
